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Hoʻi ka ʻoʻopu ʻai lehua i ka māpunapuna
The lehua-eating golby returns to the spring.
(Pukuʻi 1034)
The MĀPUNA LAB is guided by the ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha), an endemic Hawaiian tree, our teacher in healing the chronic and existential pain of historical and intergenerational trauma. Viewing the land as our communities and health as water cycle resilience, this series looks to the cloud catching, truth-telling, ʻōhiʻa lehua for ways to hoʻi ka wai, to remove seen and unseen emotional blockages to restore waters (waiwai) stolen by trauma. Aimed at creating safe spaces for co-learning, the Māpuna Lab convenes all those who believe that when Indigenous leadership is uplifted, wellness is accessible to all.
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